Re: core dump
> To adapt a program to Debian the author needs a core dump.
> He says the program *will* crash on Debian when started.
> But since I switched to Debian I didn't see any crashes :-)
>
> Is core dumping enabled by default on potato, and where
> can I configure that?
the command to use is ulimit, with the -c option
'ulimit -c 1024' will allow the creation of core dumps not bigger than
1024 kb for any child of the shell.
> Where will the dump be written to?
in the current directory of the crashed process, in a file named 'core'.
> Where can I get this info from without bothering the list
> with such basic questions? I'm quite sure it is on my HD
> somewhere (well I know I could have grep'ed for it).
'man bash', but i have to admit it's quite well hidden... :-)
hope it helps.
pietro.
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